Sunday, May 31, 2020

‘We’re Sick and Tired’: Voices From Minneapolis Protests

‘We’re Sick and Tired’: Voices From Minneapolis Protests

By BY KATIE G. NELSON, MIKE SHUM, SAMEEN AMIN, DMITRIY KHAVIN AND BARBARA MARCOLINI from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2TTYlis

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June 01, 2020 at 10:26AM

Symbol of N.Y.C. Unrest: A Burning Police Car

Symbol of N.Y.C. Unrest: A Burning Police Car

By BY AZI PAYBARAH AND NIKITA STEWART from NYT New York https://ift.tt/3gGd9L9

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June 01, 2020 at 10:26AM

Destructive Power of Despair

Destructive Power of Despair

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June 01, 2020 at 10:26AM

What Trump and Toxic Cops Have in Common

What Trump and Toxic Cops Have in Common

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June 01, 2020 at 10:26AM

New top story on Hacker News: Is this the most orderly nation?

Is this the most orderly nation?
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New top story on Hacker News: Brex Lays Off 62 Employees

Brex Lays Off 62 Employees
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New top story on Hacker News: Website Will Selfdestruct

Website Will Selfdestruct
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New top story on Hacker News: An Idiot’s guide to Support vector machines (2003) [pdf]

An Idiot’s guide to Support vector machines (2003) [pdf]
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Christo’s Grand Projects


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Aggressive Police Tactics During Protests Are Under Scrutiny


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Amid Riots and a Pandemic, Church Attendance Resumes in ‘a Very Broken World’


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New top story on Hacker News: The Battle of Helm’s Deep, Part V: Ladders Are Chaos

The Battle of Helm’s Deep, Part V: Ladders Are Chaos
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NASA crew climb aboard ISS, after a 'slick' space flight

Nearly 24 hours after launching from Florida, SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule delivered NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley to the International Space Station on Sunday, marking the first U.S. space capsule to do so with a crew since 2011. Gavino Garay has more.


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Video Appears to Show a Tanker Truck Driving Into Minneapolis Protesters


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‘We’re Sick and Tired’: Voices From Minneapolis Protests


By BY KATIE G. NELSON, MIKE SHUM, SAMEEN AMIN, DMITRIY KHAVIN AND BARBARA MARCOLINI from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2TTYlis

Symbol of N.Y.C. Unrest: A Burning Police Car


By BY AZI PAYBARAH AND NIKITA STEWART from NYT New York https://ift.tt/3gGd9L9

Destructive Power of Despair


By BY CHARLES M. BLOW from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3gzWNDX

What Trump and Toxic Cops Have in Common


By BY JENNIFER SENIOR from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/36MQrfT

As Protests and Violence Spill Over, Trump Shrinks Back


By BY PETER BAKER AND MAGGIE HABERMAN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2Xktg9N

What Is Antifa, the Movement Trump Wants to Declare a Terror Group?


By BY NICHOLAS BOGEL-BURROUGHS AND SANDRA E. GARCIA from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2XhUCNz

Police Cars Rammed Protesters. What de Blasio’s Response Tells Us.


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nursery: Palabra del día: June 1, 2020

nursery , n :
(countable) A place where nursing (“breastfeeding”) or the raising of children is carried on. (by extension) Especially in European countries: a room or area in a household set apart for the care of children. A place where the pre-school children of working parents are supervised during the day; a crèche, a daycare centre. A nursery school (“a school where pre-school children learn and play at the same time”). (Philippines) The first year of pre-school. (countable, also figuratively) A place where anything is fostered and growth promoted. (agriculture, zoology) A place where animals breed, or where young animals are naturally or artificially reared (for example, on a farm). (horticulture) A place where young shrubs, trees, vines, etc., are cultivated for transplanting, or (more generally) made available for public sale, a garden centre; also (obsolete) a plantation of young trees. (sports) A club or team for developing the skills of young players. (countable) Something which educates and nurtures. (countable, billiards) Short for nursery cannon (“a carom shot involving balls that are very close together”). (countable, obsolete, rare) Someone or something that is nursed; a nursling. (uncountable, obsolete) The act of nursing or rearing. Today is the Global Day of Parents, which is recognized by the United Nations to honour the commitment of parents towards their children.

SMS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse

SMS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse.
SMS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse was a German pre-dreadnought battleship of the Kaiser Friedrich III class, built as part of a program of naval expansion under Kaiser Wilhelm II. She was laid down in January 1898, launched in June 1899, and completed in May 1901, and was armed with a main battery of four 24-centimeter (9.4 in) guns in two twin gun turrets. The vessel served in the Home Fleet and later the High Seas Fleet for the first seven years of her career, participating in training cruises and maneuvers. Placed in reserve in 1910, the battleship was returned to active service in 1914 at the outbreak of World War I, tasked with coastal defense in the North Sea. The ship was deployed briefly to the Baltic but saw no action. In 1915, Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse was again withdrawn from service and relegated to secondary duties as a depot ship in Kiel and then a torpedo target ship. The vessel was sold for scrapping and broken up in 1920. (This article is part of a featured topic: Battleships of Germany.)

Saturday, May 30, 2020

New top story on Hacker News: Powers of Two (2017)

New top story on Hacker News: Powers of Two (2017)
Powers of Two (2017)
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May 31, 2020 at 10:55AM

Photos From the Protests in 29 Cities Over Racism and Police Violence

Photos From the Protests in 29 Cities Over Racism and Police Violence

By BY WEIYI CAI, JULIETTE LOVE AND JUGAL K. PATEL from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3dkl3aW

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May 31, 2020 at 10:26AM

Draw a Self-Portrait

Draw a Self-Portrait

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May 31, 2020 at 10:26AM

George Floyd Protests: A Timeline

George Floyd Protests: A Timeline

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May 31, 2020 at 10:26AM

Here’s What You Need to Know About Breonna Taylor’s Death

Here’s What You Need to Know About Breonna Taylor’s Death

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May 31, 2020 at 10:26AM

Space Image

Space Image
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May 31, 2020 at 10:18AM

salami-slice: Palabra del día: May 31, 2020

salami-slice: Palabra del día: May 31, 2020
salami-slice , v :
(transitive, chiefly Britain, informal) To engage in salami slicing. To tackle a big task in incremental steps. To reduce something incrementally (for example, to cut a budget by gradually removing sums of money from it).
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May 31, 2020 at 10:13AM

New top story on Hacker News: Cracking WordPress passwords with 20 lines of Go

Cracking WordPress passwords with 20 lines of Go
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New top story on Hacker News: Making a SNES game in 2020 (using modern tools)

Making a SNES game in 2020 (using modern tools)
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New top story on Hacker News: US food prices see historic jump and are likely to stay high

US food prices see historic jump and are likely to stay high
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New top story on Hacker News: Operation of a silicon quantum processor unit cell above one kelvin

Operation of a silicon quantum processor unit cell above one kelvin
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Trump offers to send troops to quell Minnesota violence

President Trump offered to send U.S. military troops to Minneapolis "quickly" to help deal with an outbreak of violence that was said to be instigated by anarchists and outside agitators. Conway G. Gittens has the story.


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Trump Hopes for His Own Booster Shot from SpaceX Rocket Launch


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New top story on Hacker News: Nukemap

Nukemap
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New top story on Hacker News: Powers of Two (2017)

Powers of Two (2017)
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Photos From the Protests in 29 Cities Over Racism and Police Violence


By BY WEIYI CAI, JULIETTE LOVE AND JUGAL K. PATEL from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3dkl3aW

Draw a Self-Portrait


By BY CARSON ELLIS from NYT At Home https://ift.tt/36LkuVb

George Floyd Protests: A Timeline


By BY DERRICK BRYSON TAYLOR from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2XhWhmk

Here’s What You Need to Know About Breonna Taylor’s Death


By BY RICHARD A. OPPEL JR. from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3eAuQdj

Space Image

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salami-slice: Palabra del día: May 31, 2020

salami-slice , v :
(transitive, chiefly Britain, informal) To engage in salami slicing. To tackle a big task in incremental steps. To reduce something incrementally (for example, to cut a budget by gradually removing sums of money from it).

British hydrogen bomb programme

British hydrogen bomb programme.
The British hydrogen bomb programme was the ultimately successful British effort to develop thermonuclear weapons. The successful test of an atomic bomb in Operation Hurricane in 1952 made Britain a nuclear power, but hopes that the United States would be sufficiently impressed to restore the Special Relationship were soon disappointed. In 1954, Cabinet agreed to proceed with the development of the hydrogen bomb. The scientists at the Atomic Weapons Establishment did not know how to build one, but produced three designs: Orange Herald, a large boosted fission weapon; Green Bamboo, an interim design; and Green Granite, a true thermonuclear design. The first series of Operation Grapple tests (newsreel featured) were hailed as a success, but Green Granite was a failure. In November 1957, they successfully tested a thermonuclear design. Subsequent tests demonstrated a mastery of the technology. Together with the Sputnik crisis, this resulted in the 1958 US–UK Mutual Defence Agreement, and the Special Relationship was restored.

Friday, May 29, 2020

China and the Rhineland Moment

China and the Rhineland Moment

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May 30, 2020 at 10:26AM

New top story on Hacker News: What is emergence?

What is emergence?
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New top story on Hacker News: World's deepest octopus captured on camera

World's deepest octopus captured on camera
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New top story on Hacker News: Meander: a procedural system for generating maps of rivers that never existed

Meander: a procedural system for generating maps of rivers that never existed
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To punish China, Trump moves to end Hong Kong privileges

U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday ordered his administration to begin the process of eliminating special U.S. treatment for Hong Kong to punish China, but stopped short of an immediate end to the territory's cherished privileges that have helped it remain a global financial center. This report produced by Jillian Kitchener.


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Minneapolis police officer charged with murder of George Floyd

A white former Minneapolis police officer was charged with murder on Friday after a bystander's video showed him pinning his knee into the neck of an unarmed black man who later died, an incident that triggered three nights of violent protests. Colette Luke has more.


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Fox News Breaking News Alert

Fox News Breaking News Alert

White House briefly locked down as unrest reported in Atlanta, Washington and New York City in wake of George Floyd's death

05/29/20 5:38 PM

America Is a Tinderbox


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Flynn Discussed Sanctions at Length With Russian Diplomat, Transcripts Show


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How the Supreme Court Lets Cops Get Away With Murder


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‘The Pain Is Too Intense’: Biden Challenges White Americans


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Florida School Restricts Access to Amanda Gorman’s Inauguration Poem

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